Photoshop by Jill Badonsky
Photoshop by Jill Badonsky
I can't think of a greater joy than creative obsession -
letting the world be an inspiration for whatever writing, art, music or movement I am engaged in makes me fill with delight, keeps me protected from the struggles of life, gives me skills that lift me in every part of my life.
The more that creativity becomes a part of our world, the richer our fulfillment, the more we are obsessed - the more we practice, connect, associate, combine, become resourceful - we discover a feeling of mastery that begins to apply to other aspects of our world. Many of us just skim the surface of what's possible in our creative passion, we do the minimum. In Blissmas, you will be encouraged to go deeper, to discover the confidence, triumph, and blessings of being fully engaged in a divine part of your being - the affinities and uniqueness you were born with.
Start now with creative foreplay .. just think of the joy of creative engagement. Frame the thoughts of you participating in your creative passion with playfulness, eagerness, and loose expectations. Let go of pressure.
What small, low pressure, penguin step can you take this week toward increasing your preoccupation with a creative passion? If you don't know what your creative passion is ... what small low pressure, penguin step can you take toward discovering it? Ask the question over and over - let many answers rain on you like autumn sunshine between golden trees.
The city is art. It is lines and light, corners and shapes, architecture and debris... shadows. Its history refuses to leave, competition refuses to relent, change refuses to wait .. there's an edge to the city.
The city is high heels and desire, business suits and loud laughter, loss and an urge to create, to move, a desire to watch, a push to participate or to surrender to sit among the shadows...
To view this picture (designed in Adobe Illustrator by Jill while she watched a payperview Matthew Perry movie called Numb) right click and open link in new window. Right click on your skull if you're watching too much TV and not doing your art or writing.
They say that working with artists is like herding cats. They're right. One must patiently honor the independence, attention span, constant desire to play or pounce, necessary stretching or yoga, and unpredictable cleaning frenzies with which both groups engage if one is to preserve their sanity. Riding a bird can be helpful as well.
For the best viewing of this classic watercolor painting by Jill Badonsky that hangs in the Googanhyme Art Museum on the planet Metermatter in the galaxy of Fred, right click on the image and then click on "Open Link in New Window."
